Downtown Eats with Kids?

We will be staying at the Sir Francis Drake for two nights, with two well-behaved (I hope) five-year-olds in tow. I understand that La Scala is a decent option in the hotel - any opinions? Does anyone have other ideas for a casual dinner? Nothing too expensive -- we'd rather more casual and possibly ethnic (but not sushi). We'll probably have streetcar passes, so anything accessible via a quick streetcar ride would be great.

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